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RUMOR: Nintendo has plans to revive a 'Dead and Buried' game (Update: Possibly Scalebound?)
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Microsoft owned the IP and assets. It was only after that cancellation Platinum talked about wanting to own what they create.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/artic...m-games-may-never-work-with-a-publisher-again
Having seen Scalebound running a few times at events, it struggled to run on Xbox One. If it was ever to be on Switch, it'd have to be considerably downgraded, or a different game.
This seems like bad fanfiction to me, but I was waiting for some Nintendo fansite to pull out "sources" naming Scalebound as soon as the kinda funny rumor came out, and I wasn't disappointed.
Also, the IP is owned by Microsoft. The trademark is irrelevant to the ownership of the IP.
This seems like bad fanfiction to me, but I was waiting for some Nintendo fansite to pull out "sources" naming Scalebound as soon as the kinda funny rumor came out, and I wasn't disappointed.
Also, the IP is owned by Microsoft. The trademark is irrelevant to the ownership of the IP.
no way this is Scalebound, I am shocked people think nintendo would take leftovers from the competition.
MS cancelled that game FOR A REASON.
that reason being, it wasn't up to the quality standards
and people expect nintendo, of all companies to invest precious money and resources there??? c'mon people
MS cancelled that game FOR A REASON.
that reason being, it wasn't up to the quality standards
and people expect nintendo, of all companies to invest precious money and resources there??? c'mon people
Something worth noting about Scalebound,
The entire concept that they worked with under Microsoft was drastically different from what the entire IP was supposedly originally intended to be. Apparently the original idea was a story about a girl raising a dragon, and began development all the way back on the Wii. I'm not really sure if the IP as it existed under Microsoft was a concept Kamiya had much heart for, marketing was pretty quiet during the entire game's leadup, Kamiya seemed pretty "whatever" about a game he apparently always wanted to make, and one of the purported reasons the project was buckling was creative differences between P* and MS. The entire presentation of the game, along with the way the protagonist looked like, and the multiplayer concept, felt like it was Microsoft mandated rather than anything Platinum and Kamiya was hoping to go for (an ironic inverse of when Nintendo shot down PG's idea for TW101 being a more corporate-driven Nintendo all-star title, instead wanting them to make something entirely original and intrinsic to them).
Again, I have my doubts that Scalebound is the title we're talking about (even if some insiders seem to be spreading the rumor while Zhuge seems to be shooting it down), I feel like the concept of a synchronous combat system was something they've already implemented into Astral Chain... but then it's important to consider the fact that if Scalebound is brought back, I don't think it's going to be brought back the way it was initially revealed. I think it might end up harkening back to Kamiya's original concept for the game, which was a drastically different title. It'd be Scalebound in-name only. The protagonist is bound to get a redesign anyway because he basically looks exactly like DMC5 Nero.
So who knows. If it's Scalebound... it's probably not going to be an action title like the one we saw. I'd actually be down for Platinum to not do a stylish hack-and-slash like they usually do, I enjoy it when they go a little off the beaten path such as games like Vanquish and Okami (when they were still Clover).
The entire concept that they worked with under Microsoft was drastically different from what the entire IP was supposedly originally intended to be. Apparently the original idea was a story about a girl raising a dragon, and began development all the way back on the Wii. I'm not really sure if the IP as it existed under Microsoft was a concept Kamiya had much heart for, marketing was pretty quiet during the entire game's leadup, Kamiya seemed pretty "whatever" about a game he apparently always wanted to make, and one of the purported reasons the project was buckling was creative differences between P* and MS. The entire presentation of the game, along with the way the protagonist looked like, and the multiplayer concept, felt like it was Microsoft mandated rather than anything Platinum and Kamiya was hoping to go for (an ironic inverse of when Nintendo shot down PG's idea for TW101 being a more corporate-driven Nintendo all-star title, instead wanting them to make something entirely original and intrinsic to them).
Again, I have my doubts that Scalebound is the title we're talking about (even if some insiders seem to be spreading the rumor while Zhuge seems to be shooting it down), I feel like the concept of a synchronous combat system was something they've already implemented into Astral Chain... but then it's important to consider the fact that if Scalebound is brought back, I don't think it's going to be brought back the way it was initially revealed. I think it might end up harkening back to Kamiya's original concept for the game, which was a drastically different title. It'd be Scalebound in-name only. The protagonist is bound to get a redesign anyway because he basically looks exactly like DMC5 Nero.
So who knows. If it's Scalebound... it's probably not going to be an action title like the one we saw. I'd actually be down for Platinum to not do a stylish hack-and-slash like they usually do, I enjoy it when they go a little off the beaten path such as games like Vanquish and Okami (when they were still Clover).
But it was never originally coming to the switch or did you just now buy one?
Microsoft owns the IP
Live/Dead indicator: DEAD
Doesn't look like it.
I still think this is highly unlikely though.
did someone travel back in time and cancel Chrono Trigger???you know is coming
I very strongly doubt it's Scalebound. The game that PG was developing with Microsoft seems well beyond the Switch's capabilities, not to mention Nintendo would have to negotiate with Microsoft for it and Nintendo probably doesn't need that kind of game in its lineup at the moment.
If I had to guess, reviving the Eternal Darkness sequel seems more likely to me (though not necessarily with Denis Dyack on board).
If I had to guess, reviving the Eternal Darkness sequel seems more likely to me (though not necessarily with Denis Dyack on board).
It's Half Life 3,
And Scalebound,
And Agent,
And Mega Man Legends 3
And Retro's cancelled game
All at the same time
And Scalebound,
And Agent,
And Mega Man Legends 3
And Retro's cancelled game
All at the same time
If it's Scalebound, it won't be like the one they developed for MS but at least it will be a good game.
Game I want it to be - Silent Hills (oh god yes, but unlikely)
Game it's most likely to be - Scalebound/MML3 (don't care too much)
Game it's most likely to be - Scalebound/MML3 (don't care too much)
Lmao now I think this entire rumor is fake. Theres no fucking way they'd get Scalebound. Not with their 3 other large ongoing projects
Is it Scalebound and asuming the IP belongs to MS, neither platinum or nintendo could use any of the assets, code, art, etc developed for the game as that would Intelectual Property of Microsoft, unless the contract stated otherwise. What could be done is use the core gameplay and concepts to develop an entirely new game based on them.
Do we really need Scalebound anyways with its two-partner combo concept of Dragon and trainer with adventure when we already have Astral Chain which seems to directly adapt that tag team idea?
I have so much faith in this game
Lol they did invest in devil's third
Also Microsoft was pretty over ambitious with scalebound..I mean they wanted to include 4 player online co-op where each player can have their own big ass dragon on screen fighting alongside the player .there's a lot that can be cut and salvageable
Anyway I don't know anything about this ru or so lol this is fun
The trademark being dead does not invalidate ownership of the IP.
Nintendo lost the Eternal Darkness trademark for a time but that didn't mean they lost their ownership of the first game or the assets created for it. It just meant someone else could apply to use the name if they wanted to.
Wrong.
Their site went down, they even said it on twitter. It's not removed, the site just keeps going down lol
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